Stephen King's Reading List for Writers

1.
A Death in the Family
A Death in the Family 3.89 avg rating — 17,372 ratings
2.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,677,568 ratings
3.
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist 3.88 avg rating — 419,629 ratings
4.
The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky 3.89 avg rating — 30,062 ratings
5.
Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking 3.94 avg rating — 12,932 ratings
5.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 4,349,227 ratings
7.
Underworld
Underworld 3.95 avg rating — 33,127 ratings
8.
Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness(Annotated)
Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness(Annotated) 3.43 avg rating — 545,740 ratings
9.
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Smilla's Sense of Snow 3.73 avg rating — 51,270 ratings
10.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 4.07 avg rating — 436,118 ratings
11.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,467 ratings
12.
Werewolves in Their Youth
Werewolves in Their Youth 3.65 avg rating — 4,910 ratings
13.
Revolution #9
Revolution #9 3.45 avg rating — 170 ratings
14.
A Perfect Crime
A Perfect Crime 3.57 avg rating — 1,217 ratings
14.
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop 3.93 avg rating — 219 ratings
16.
Regeneration (Regeneration, #1)
Regeneration (Regeneration, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 33,024 ratings
17.
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 650,953 ratings
18.
The Intruder [Mass Market Paperback] by Peter Blauner
The Intruder [Mass Market Paperback] by Peter Blauner 3.68 avg rating — 2,046 ratings
18.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,905 ratings
20.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 116,701 ratings
21.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,774 ratings
21.
Dead Man's Walk (Lonesome Dove, #3)
Dead Man's Walk (Lonesome Dove, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 22,422 ratings
23.
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 123,558 ratings
24.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,293 ratings
25.
Gold Coast
Gold Coast 4.12 avg rating — 31,547 ratings
26.
The Fifties
The Fifties 4.28 avg rating — 6,833 ratings
27.
Our Guys: The Glen Ridge Rape and the Secret Life of the Perfect Suburb
Our Guys: The Glen Ridge Rape and the Secret Life of the Perfect Suburb 4.04 avg rating — 1,348 ratings
28.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 4.26 avg rating — 550,970 ratings
29.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,453 ratings
30.
The Moon and Sixpence
The Moon and Sixpence 4.13 avg rating — 26,375 ratings
31.
Zeke and Ned
Zeke and Ned 3.86 avg rating — 1,924 ratings
32.
Hannibal (Hannibal Lecter, #3)
Hannibal (Hannibal Lecter, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 114,432 ratings
33.
Plainsong (Plainsong, #1)
Plainsong (Plainsong, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 78,100 ratings
34.
In the Lake of the Woods
In the Lake of the Woods 3.76 avg rating — 23,890 ratings
35.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating — 137,382 ratings
36.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating — 950,506 ratings
37.
Lights Out: A Novel
Lights Out: A Novel 3.58 avg rating — 339 ratings
38.
Lives of the Monster Dogs
Lives of the Monster Dogs 3.73 avg rating — 3,362 ratings
39.
The Eye in the Door (Regeneration, #2)
The Eye in the Door (Regeneration, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 10,587 ratings
39.
The Ghost Road (Regeneration, #3)
The Ghost Road (Regeneration, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 18,092 ratings
39.
In the Night Season
In the Night Season 3.62 avg rating — 238 ratings
42.
The Tortilla Curtain
The Tortilla Curtain 3.66 avg rating — 34,023 ratings
43.
Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories 4.41 avg rating — 22,206 ratings
43.
Latitude Zero
Latitude Zero 3.73 avg rating — 136 ratings
43.
The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5)
The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5) 4.23 avg rating — 106,946 ratings
46.
Family Values (Mario Balzic Detective Mystery, #13)
Family Values (Mario Balzic Detective Mystery, #13) 3.61 avg rating — 83 ratings
47.
Cathedral
Cathedral 3.88 avg rating — 10,130 ratings
48.
Common Carnage
Common Carnage 3.81 avg rating — 80 ratings
48.
The Church of Dead Girls
The Church of Dead Girls 3.62 avg rating — 3,113 ratings
48.
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors (Paula Spencer, #1)
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors (Paula Spencer, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 11,663 ratings
48.
The Dick Gibson Show
The Dick Gibson Show 3.67 avg rating — 304 ratings
48.
The Beach
The Beach 3.98 avg rating — 94,565 ratings
48.
Deception on His Mind (Inspector Lynley, #9)
Deception on His Mind (Inspector Lynley, #9) 4.08 avg rating — 13,397 ratings
54.
Dirty White Boys
Dirty White Boys 4.06 avg rating — 5,894 ratings
54.
A Firing Offense
A Firing Offense really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,485 ratings
54.
A Widow for One Year
A Widow for One Year 3.77 avg rating — 64,057 ratings
54.
The Tooth Fairy
The Tooth Fairy 3.81 avg rating — 3,172 ratings
54.
The Devil's Own Work
The Devil's Own Work
by: Alan Judd
3.46 avg rating — 330 ratings
54.
Good Enough to Dream
Good Enough to Dream 4.15 avg rating — 329 ratings
54.
The Liars' Club
The Liars' Club
by: Mary Karr
3.94 avg rating — 71,039 ratings
54.
Right to Life
Right to Life 3.52 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
54.
Survivor
Survivor 3.63 avg rating — 599 ratings
63.
The Ignored
The Ignored 3.80 avg rating — 2,188 ratings
63.
A River Runs Through It
A River Runs Through It 4.15 avg rating — 11,460 ratings
65.
Cities of the Plain (The Border Trilogy, #3)
Cities of the Plain (The Border Trilogy, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 30,586 ratings
65.
The Crossing (The Border Trilogy, #2)
The Crossing (The Border Trilogy, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 45,418 ratings
65.
Charming Billy
Charming Billy 3.48 avg rating — 12,007 ratings
65.
Ancient Shores (Ancient Shores, #1)
Ancient Shores (Ancient Shores, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 2,722 ratings
65.
Enduring Love
Enduring Love 3.65 avg rating — 46,947 ratings
65.
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden 3.54 avg rating — 34,486 ratings
71.
Zombie
Zombie 3.32 avg rating — 12,630 ratings
72.
The Speed Queen
The Speed Queen 3.83 avg rating — 1,315 ratings
73.
No Safe Place (Kerry Kilcannon, #1)
No Safe Place (Kerry Kilcannon, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 3,372 ratings
73.
Freedomland
Freedomland 3.66 avg rating — 3,590 ratings
73.
The Shipping News
The Shipping News 3.88 avg rating — 150,736 ratings
73.
Close Range: Wyoming Stories
Close Range: Wyoming Stories 3.99 avg rating — 18,092 ratings
73.
One True Thing
One True Thing 4.05 avg rating — 39,904 ratings
73.
A Sight for Sore Eyes
A Sight for Sore Eyes 3.83 avg rating — 4,918 ratings
73.
Waiting
Waiting 3.26 avg rating — 408 ratings
73.
Mohawk
Mohawk 3.87 avg rating — 6,330 ratings
73.
Reservation Road
Reservation Road 3.57 avg rating — 2,750 ratings
73.
A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1)
A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 49,456 ratings
73.
The Young Lions
The Young Lions 4.24 avg rating — 4,486 ratings
73.
The Crater
The Crater 3.84 avg rating — 61 ratings
73.
The Illusionist
The Illusionist 3.32 avg rating — 148 ratings
73.
Men in Black
Men in Black 3.52 avg rating — 256 ratings
73.
Joe Hill
Joe Hill 3.74 avg rating — 496 ratings
88.
A Patchwork Planet
A Patchwork Planet 3.80 avg rating — 15,145 ratings
88.
Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus 3.83 avg rating — 35,354 ratings
88.
The Ax
The Ax 3.92 avg rating — 2,440 ratings
91.
Gravity
Gravity 4.10 avg rating — 17,054 ratings
92.
Furnace
Furnace 3.53 avg rating — 417 ratings
93.
A Gun for Sale
A Gun for Sale 3.63 avg rating — 4,014 ratings
94.
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana 3.94 avg rating — 39,687 ratings
95.
Why Sinatra Matters
Why Sinatra Matters 3.93 avg rating — 1,153 ratings